/Bucs fan, who has Penn as the only Opening day starter still starting after injuries and performance have ravaged our line.

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"I don't do Pro Days, we send our scouts to those. I would rather spend my time watching film. The eye in the sky never lies. Functional Strength and athletic ability are the first things we look for in a college prospect." - Mark Dominik, Buccaneers GM

Ravens are good and young overall. However without Gaither, it forces Yanda out to RT. He is solid ther but he is a beast inside at guard, and Chris Chester is undersized as a starter but a good backup across the line.

I'd say zone blocking or at least some aspects of it are essential in todays NFL. Without it, your team is going to get eaten up by stunts, linebackers moving around, DB blitzes, etc. I can't imagine trying to block some of the defensive formations I've seen in the last few years with only 1 down lineman and 5 linebackers. Plus lines that are built for zone tend to be better in pass protection and that's what is driving NFL teams these days.

The Chiefs line is one of the better ones in the league, and we've only invested 1 mid first round pick there. It's just more proof how investing a ton of high draft picks in an oline (like the 49ers) is a poor way to build a team.

The team looks to be set at LT and G for the near future, but they'll need a new center to replace the ancient Weigmann and RT might be a concern depending on how Richardson continues to develop.

I have actual reason to believe it to be true. And all 9 people in the world who've sat through a Bears game that aren't Bears fans will probably back me up...

It was actually bad enough to make Mike Martz change his offense in sensible ways....think about that for a second. The 49ers and Lions in his last 2 stops weren't even bad enough to make him change.

The Bears offensive line is one of the worst I have ever seen. The only ones that come close were the early lines of the Houston Texans. Any team that let's their QB get sacked 9 times in one half is easily at the bottom.

"I don't do Pro Days, we send our scouts to those. I would rather spend my time watching film. The eye in the sky never lies. Functional Strength and athletic ability are the first things we look for in a college prospect." - Mark Dominik, Buccaneers GM

They might be #1 honestly. The lines I expected to be great have been mediocre to just good: Panthers, Jets, Ravens, Titans aren't as good as they've been recently. The Browns have a real nice left side and they've been paving the way for a great season by Hillis. The Chiefs have also been pretty damn good all around. Cassell got sacked about a million times last year a but he's had a pretty clean jersey all year. Falcons are also really good in pass pro and they get a decent push in the run game, but they haven't been opening huge holes, just big enough for Turner to get into, break some tackles, and fall forward for consistent yardage.

The Bears offensive line is one of the worst I have ever seen. The only ones that come close were the early lines of the Houston Texans. Any team that let's their QB get sacked 9 times in one half is easily at the bottom.

When small school rookie 7th round pick J'Marcus Webb is your BEST option to play RT, something is wrong.

But, we've adjusted. We force the run to get our line more comfortable and run more short drops and quick passes.

"I don't do Pro Days, we send our scouts to those. I would rather spend my time watching film. The eye in the sky never lies. Functional Strength and athletic ability are the first things we look for in a college prospect." - Mark Dominik, Buccaneers GM

What happened to you guys? I watched last year and they were unstoppable, easily one of the best in the league, but this year they have been awful.

David Stewart and Michael Roos are still top tackles, but are having down years for their standards. Our interior o-line doesn't even look like it has a NFL quality starter in it. LeRoy Harris can't handle LBers, Eugene Amano can't hold a block to save his life and Jake Scott looks like he is the twilight years of his career.

The Chiefs line is one of the better ones in the league, and we've only invested 1 mid first round pick there. It's just more proof how investing a ton of high draft picks in an oline (like the 49ers) is a poor way to build a team.
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I don't necessarily agree with that. The Jets make it work. You just have to be able to evaluate players no mater what position they are.